I found religion with How to Grill (I now shoulda been the BBQ Bible) and I've been spreading the religion ever since. I've given several copies of HtG as presents and all of them have been very well recieved. Best of all, now I don't suffer through Char-raw chicken at friends' cook-outs. Instead I get Mustard Dill glazed salmon or Pesto Grilled chicken. Believe me; spread the Word and your friends (and taste buds) will thank you.

After learning some basic techniques form HtG, I'v since picked up Sauces, Rubs and Marinades (or SR&M). Try a new recipe near every week-end. Near, because the missus wants "chicken exactly the way you made it last time". Its gonna be some time before I exhaust all the permutations and inspirations from SR&M.

I've look at BBQ Bible and BBQ USA, but I'm not sure I'm ready for the deeper mysteries. I agree with Grand Scale, they look like coffe table books. I love that -- Food Anthropology as Alton Brown would say -- an important part of understanding food, but for sheer inspiration per dollar you can't beat How to Grill and Sauces Rubs & Marinades.

I hope that Steven reads some of these posts. Perhaps we are a small sample of what the general grilling population likes to read in his type of books. I'd sure like to see him follow-up with another book titled, "How To Grill, Vol. II" type of book.

I'd definitely purchase How to Grill II, How to Grill III, and How to Grill IV if they were done as well as the original. Lots of step-by-step photos, detailed directions and great presentation photos! With Steven’s books there are no amateurs.

Maybe the folks from Workman will read this thread and be inspired as well...

I agree with everyone - How To Grill was by far the best book available to date. With all of the pictures and step by step instructions it makes you feel more confident when you are trying something new.

I think that the new book should be entitled- How to Grill Again, don't you agree. I think HTG is a great resource that merrits more than one quick run through. I often go back again and again to try new recipies or verify the one that I am about to tackle. Once it is completely memorized and I test out, I probably won't need to do that any longer- but I may, just to look at the pretty pictures. After all that is what I normally look for in my fine literature- the pretty pictures.